Information about #E69B1A color

#E69B1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E69B1A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(230, 155, 26) (90.2% red, 60.8% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 29 / 80 / 10 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E69B1A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Marigold (#EAA221). Slightly further away sit Gamboge (#E49B0F) and Carrot Orange (#ED9121).

The recipe behind #E69B1A is rgb(230, 155, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E69B1A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E69B1A color variations

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#E69B1A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E69B1A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Bitcoin color link
Bitcoin

#F7931A

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E69B1A
  • RGB230, 155, 26
  • CMYK0, 29, 80, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 155, 26)
  • HSL38°, 80%, 50%
  • HSL Precise37.941°, 80.315%, 50.196%
  • HSV38°, 89%, 90%
  • HSB38°, 89%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.608, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.608, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.608, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE69B1A
  • DECIMAL ID15112986
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01